Chip is playing "The Thing", a computer game based on the movie, directed by John Carpenter. It's a first-person (or third-person) shooter, so it basically involves running around, shooting aliens and blowing things up. It's great!

I now know lots more about the Flyers, thanks to Flannery, Fi and Cheese Sandwich research. That really fed the Rennie plot bunny, which was supposed to be a cute little thing, but is now towering over me and gnashing its teeth viciously. (Damn, I shouldn't have watched that killer rabbit movie when I was a kid.)